Acquisition of Plant Growth Chambers for Plant Biotechnology Research and Teaching

塞勒姆-帝京大学(S-TU)是一所位于阿巴拉契亚乡村的非营利性美国高等教育机构。虽然没有来自帝京大学的资金支持，但合并带来了与国际科学界共享研究资源和师资的机会。与此同时，我们继续对阿巴拉契亚地区产生特殊影响。S大学约六成学生来自全美。S大学致力于在自然科学和数学系发展分子生物学/生物技术的本科和硕士课程，该系还提供数学、环境科学和生物等专业。与生物技术有关的新课程包括研究技术强化课程和细胞生物学和分子生物学高级课程。该项目接近完成时，本科生将进行独立研究。根除不足方案成立于1992年。硕士课程的提供正在等待北中协会的批准。S大学的分子生物学/生物技术研究是与佛罗里达州圣彼得堡的坦帕湾研究所以及日本宇都宫的帝京大学理工学院合作进行的。S图专攻植物生物和基因工程，也正是为了这项研究而寻求支持。Suzanne Rogers博士、Takashi Ueda博士和Kirk Cammarata博士已经建立了积极的研究计划，现在有几名本科生参与其中。目前，培养设施的不足阻碍了研究的发展。一个被改造成专门的植物组织培养区的小型实验室被证明是不够的，原因有两个：房间里的温度和湿度变化，以及不同研究人员所需的不同条件。因此，需要资金购买四个独立的植物生长室，以控制温度、光照和湿度。这些应该为所有当前和可预见的研究提供必要的环境条件控制。将从NSF资金中受益的研究领域要么是为了阐明植物中基因表达的控制，要么是为了提高植物的质量或经济用途的遗传转化。罗杰斯博士正在开发通过克隆和再生程序繁殖稀有和脆弱植物的方法。上田博士正在研究控制植物种子发育的遗传程序，特别是那些控制玉米中储存蛋白质玉米醇溶蛋白生产的基因。Cammarata博士正在研究编码叶绿体定位产物(多酚氧化酶等)的各种防御和胁迫相关基因的作用。

Salem-Teikyo University (S-TU) is a not-for-profit United States institution of higher learning located in rural Appalachia. Although no financial support is derived from Teikyo University, the merger has brought about the opportunity for sharing research resources and faculty with the international science community. At the same time, we continue to have a special impact on the Appalachian region. About 60% of the S-TU student body comes from around the U. S. S-TU is committed to developing both undergraduate and M.S. programs in molecular biology/biotechnology within the Natural Science and Mathematics Department, which also offers majors in mathematics, environmental science, and biology. New courses related to biotechnology include an intensive course on research techniques and advanced courses in cell biology and molecular biology. Near completion of the program, undergraduates will conduct independent research. The undereraduate program was established in 1992. The offering of the master's program is pending approval from the North Central Association. S-TU's molecular biology/biotechnology research is in cooperation with Tampa Bay Research Institute (TBRI) in St. Petersburg, FL and with Teikyo University School of Science and Engineering in Utsunomiya, Japan. S-TU is specializing in the biology and genetic engineering of plants, and it is for this research that support is being sought. Drs. Suzanne Rogers, Takashi Ueda, and Kirk Cammarata have established active research programs and several undergraduate students are now involved. Presently, the development of research is hampered by inadequate culture facilities. A small laboratory which was converted into a dedicated plant tissue culture area has proved inadequate for two reasons: temperature and humidity variations in the room, and the different conditions required by separate investigators. Hence, funds are requested to purchase four separate plant growth chambers with controls for temperature, li ght, and humidity. These should provide the necessary control of environmental conditions for all current and foreseeable research. The areas of research that will benefit from the NSF funding are directed either toward elucidation of control of gene expression in plants or toward genetic transformation of plants to improve quality or economic use. Dr. Rogers is developing methods for propagating rare and fragile plants by cloning and regeneration procedures. Dr. Ueda is studying the genetic program controlling plant seed development7 particularly those genes regulating production of the storage protein zein in corn. Dr. Cammarata is examining roles of various defense and stress-related genes encoding chloroplast localized products (polyphenol oxidase, etc.).